From this point forward, all the posts in this journal will be for skytides.

If you are not part of that game, please defriend.

All of the posts previous to this one have been for a game called Acardi.

Sadly, all the posts after this one will not be for Acardi. They will be for some other game that I don't know what it is yet.

If you are from Acardi, you don't have to remove me from your Flist, but it will likely be less confusing for you.

Catharsis (Ancient Greek: Κάθαρσις) is a Greek word meaning "purification", "cleansing" or "clarification." It is derived from the infinitive verb of Ancient Greek: καθαίρειν transliterated as kathairein "to purify, purge," and adjective Ancient Greek: καθαρός katharos "pure or clean."

Oh, look at that. What a nice ship.

Gabe.

I'm willing to consider the matter settled if you are.

Everybody else.

Watch out for that first step in the history section.

It's a dozy.

( OOC: )

Apocalypse. From the greek Ἀποκάλυψις or Apokálypsis; i.e. "lifting of the veil". It is a term applied to the disclosure to certain privileged persons of something hidden from the majority of humankind. Today the term is often used to refer to the end of the world, which may be a shortening of the phrase apokalupsis eschaton which literally means "revelation at the end of the æon, or age"...

Okay... Fuck. Okay. Wait a moment here, I must clear my head. Just a moment ago I was making notes in a brand new journal in my office. And now I'm... elsewhere. The only linking factor being the journal.

Now I'm no stranger to mysterious tomes that cause weird shit to happen if you even think about them wrong. But in my experience, which is considerable mind you, they're not generally found in the clearance bin at a corner stationary store between a little black address book and a pink diary with a unicorn on the cover secured by lock with a heart shaped key.

I'm just saying.

At least I'm in a library.

Everything previous to this post was for the lj rp polychromatic.

However, I lapsed and so I'm no longer playing in that game.

Anything that comes after this post will be for some other game. So if you're a poly player, you can remove this journal from your friends list as it will likely only confuse you.

The only real problem with using that trick with a projector is that the office always smells of Canadian Bacon (Or as I like to call it... "ham".) for a day or two afterwards.

... Anybody know where one can get any?

Let's make something perfectly clear. I am seldom interested in anything that isn't prone to having any number of long seldom used words that mean "musty", "glowing", "creepy" or "old" applied to them.

So the only reason my compatriot is able to get away with wheeling some unwieldy and shabby looking folding table into the middle of our office is because I have more important shit to do then ask him why he's trashing up our office with extraneous furniture...

[ooc: This is all being broadcast as a voice post because one or both of them has forgotten their communication device is on. Gabe and Tycho could probably use a fair Maiden to rescue or fight over if anybody is feeling froggy.

(Video Post:Part One of Two)

Hello students, welcome to the DAMM class. I am one of your DAMM teachers, Doctor Tycho Brahe. Make sure you take lots of DAMM notes.

There will be two sections, the theoretical and the practical. We will start with the theory and the practical aspect will be taught by my associate Gabe over there.

Today's lecture is entitled "Vampires Suck".

First, I would like you to refer to this very informative and scientific diagram...

( Cut for very informative and scientific diagram )

Vampires. Kindred. Leaches. Cainites. Shimulo. Blood sucking no-good-nicks... There are as many varieties of these creatures as the Eskimos have words for snow.

The reason for this is that the list of causes for vampirism are as long as my pin-striped slacks.

Seriously, somebody please remind me to get those fuckers hemmed...

Some of these include blood disease, magical means intended to extend life, curses, and demonic possession.

The diagram you see before you is my no means complete in its listing, but it will serve for our purposes. The varieties we see here on the diagram are listed in an order that takes into account both danger as well as difficulty to defend oneself against. With the exception of this fellow. Points to Count Duckula Who maintains his place on this end of the scale despite being considerably less dangerous then his predecessors as he is exceedingly more difficult to kill. If you're the sort who goes around killing vampires that is. Unlike... Well, anyone else on this scale, he actively avoids danger and even runs away from it. His ancestors were quite vicious actually, while this one is rather benevolent, and it's probably in everybody's best interest if this particular incarnation is let to live as long as possible. The lesson there being that you should always be sure of what you're killing before you kill it, if you can.

Even among subgroups there are individuals who can be higher or lower on this scale, this is just an average on groups as a whole when there is what can be considered "a group."

**He says that last bit with finger quotes and everything.**

Now, this class is about defending oneself. Most varieties of vampires have certain abilities. Abilities to cloud one's mind; perceptions and judgment are often adversely affected in the presence of these creatures. A good example of this would be a particularly French vampire, who is of a variety that calls itself "The Damned" which sounds way cooler the 'Jet Boy and Jet Girl'. This fellow published a book under a nome de plume, and his mind affecting aura is so powerful that merely reading his words is enough to lull the reader into a trance-like state. Particularly weak-willed subjects have been known to actually fall asleep or even slip into a coma.

There is a dearth of methods for combating the unwanted advances of a vampire that will work across the board. Relatively few suffer from "crepe-paper ribcage" or a weakness to magic or religious implements, an allergy to garlic, an OCD-like compulsion to count things or whatever else may have worked in the past for you. What you can generally rely on, as I have discussed before in this class, is your own willpower. While your faith in something (be it spiritual, religious, or personal) may not directly harm a creature you are trying to combat, it generally does well in bolstering your resolve and protecting your mind from domination.

Now I've got a feeling this is a subject with a number of you have a respectable amount of experience in, so I'm going to open the floor to questions and answers before my associate, Gabe, takes over.

[[ooc: Dear actual vampires. Please do not eat my character... He will not remember that he said any of this later when the curse is over. The information given during the course of the class is curse-information and as such I would thank you all to be a bit fuzzy on the specifics, like the names of the various groups, afterwards. "Scale of Vampires" includes: Top row from left to right: Count von Count, Nameless blackula from Venture Brothers (Probably based on the movie of the same name), the Master (from B:tVS), Bela Lugosi, Duckula, Strahd von Zarovich. Bottom row from left to right: Bunnicula, Mr. Vampire, Nameless Median, All the core clans, Alucard Farenheits Tepes, Vlad/Dracula/Alucard. Sadly not included in this class are Forever Knight vampires, Count Chocula, "Drac" from the Groovy Goulies, El Chupacabra, Red/Black/Jade Court from the Dresden Files, people with Pyphoria, those asian vampires that detach their heads from their bodies which fly around trailing various internal organs (Those are my favorite) ]]

Books.

I've only one book to may name.

My associate and I managed to find a place to lay our weary heads, apartment 25 in building 10. There's ample space next door to use as an office. Both have many empty bookshelves.

I feel practically naked.

Where and how does one acquire interesting printed material?

The place is a shit hole, but we'll soon have it fixed up. We found some construction materials piled up in one of the rooms. Plenty of nails, but oddly no hammer. With the lack of a punching bag, Gabe has taken to driving them into the walls with his fists.

No, wait... Here's a hammer. I shall take it to Gabe.

*muffled conversation*

Gabe has refused the hammer.

And whatever happened to that interesting gentleman who was discussing that clock thing with me earlier?

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